Digital Educational Materials for journalist on disaster risk management. Advances and limitations

Authors

  • Edna Margarita Manotas Salcedo Centro para la Excelencia Docente, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Marta Milena Barrios Departamento de Comunicación Social, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Jesus Arroyave Departamento de Comunicación Social, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Lina Vega Departamento de Comunicación Social, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Josslyn García Departamento de Comunicación Social, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20318/recs.2019.4416

Keywords:

Disaster Risk Management, Educational Digital Resources, Journalists, Training

Abstract

This article carried out a content analysis on 28 digital educational materials published between 2012 and 2018, to train Latin American journalists in Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The aim of the study was to establish whether the focus of these pedagogical resources was consistent with the guidelines of the international agencies for the education of the reporters. This, by generating a change in the way they are covering this issue. The main goal of this courses should be that the public journalistic discourse changes their traditional centrality on disasters and their attention to emergencies, as well as to start communica­ting prevention. The results of the analysis identified progress and limitations in the construction of the resources, both in what concerns their pedagogical relevance and in the inclusion of central themes for DRM. Based on the findings, reflections are offered on how these resources could be improved to fulfill their objective of contributing to a collective mobilization that favors prospective risk management and strengthens social development.

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Author Biography

  • Edna Margarita Manotas Salcedo, Centro para la Excelencia Docente, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
    Comunicadora Social. Estudiante de Doctorado en Comunicación de la Universidad de Huelva, España. Docente Universidad del Norte. Coordinadora la Unidad de Diseño de material educativo digital, CEDU, Uninorte.

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Published

2019-03-18

Issue

2019: Suplemento 1

Section

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Digital Educational Materials for journalist on disaster risk management. Advances and limitations. (2019). Revista Española De Comunicación En Salud , 30-42. https://doi.org/10.20318/recs.2019.4416